Tuesday 16 December 2014

EQAO booklet

AA dear parents,

Your kid will go home today with an EQAO practice booklet. I have printed the exercises that cover the three strands we have already seen in class (Patterns, Addition and subtraction, and place value). I have crossed some exercises, the kids are asked not to do them, since we haven't studied them yet.
Have a nice and restful winter break in sha'Allah.

Jazakum Allah khairan

Arabic Update, Tr. Amal

أولياء الأمور الكرام السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

تحية طيبة وبعد,

 انتهز هذه الفرصة لأرسل لكم عظيم شكرنا لجهودكم المبذولة في النهوض بمستوى أبنائنا التعليمي , قراءة وكتابة 

 ولولا هذه الجهود لما وصلنا إلى هذه المستوى كما  أننا نتطلع دائما إلى مساعدتكم في الفترة المقبلة إن شاء الله.

أخبركم بأنني سوف أرسل مع كل تلميذ قصة قصيرة لقراءتها بمساعدتكم لقضاء دقائق معدودة مع اللغة العربية والاستمتاع  بألفاظها.

وأخيرا أتمنى لكم قضاء إجازة سعيدة إن شاء لله 

المدرسة أمل

Language: Tiger and the big Wind - FABLE

AA Parents,

Students all have this fable. They are required to practice their lines - as they will be presenting "Reader's Theatre."

Tiger and the Big Wind - a Tale from Africa


Once upon a time, long ago, a terrible drought hit the land. The rains had not come that year, and the crops were doing very badly. Without much food and water, all of the animals were very hot, very thirsty, and very hungry.

It just so happened that there was a field, and in the middle of this field was one large pear tree full of the juiciest pears you ever did see. They were big and yellow and just waiting to be picked. Unfortunately, at the base of this tree was a very mean tiger.

Tiger was greedy and selfish and refused to let anyone near the tree. He would sit all day in the shade of the pear tree and growl at anyone who came too close. He’d say, “Growr, growr, I’ll eat you up! Stay away from my tree or I’ll eat you up!

Eventually Rabbit happened by and heard what was going on. “Oh, Rabbit, what are we to do?” wailed the animals. “Tiger is so mean and won’t share the juicy pears! Oh, we are so hungry and thirsty!”

Rabbit thought about this, and being such a clever animal, he immediately devised a plan. “Come close, come close. Listen to me and I will tell you what to do.”

The next morning all of the animals secretly gathered in the forest near the field where Tiger was sleeping. All of the animals who lived on the ground, like Turtle, Elephant, Ox, and Donkey, they all stood near big hollow logs. All of the monkeys and birds who lived in the trees quietly sat in the branches and waited for Rabbit to arrive.

Soon Rabbit did show up, carrying a large, thick rope. He ran across the field and made a lot of noise. “Oh, my! Oh, my!” he shouted.

Tiger sleepily opened an eye and growled, “Why are you making so much noise, Rabbit? Can’t you see I am sleeping?”

“Tiger! You must run! A big wind is coming that will blow everyone off the earth!” Just at that moment, the animals hidden in the forest began to make a great racket.

Eagle and Stork and Owl and all the rest of the birds flapped their wings, causing the leaves to shake and twist. Elephant and Ox and Otter and Crocodile and all of the animals on the ground beat on the hollow logs and smacked the trees. They scurried around in the brush and altogether set the entire forest to swinging and swaying like it was the end of the world!

Tiger was terrified! “What do I do? What do I do?” he screamed.

“You must run,” Rabbit said. “I cannot help you now. I have to go tie the other animals down with this rope so that they do not fly off of the earth!”
“You must tie me down!” Tiger demanded. Rabbit shook his head, “But I must go help the other animals or they will all blow away! You are big and strong, you have a very good chance of escaping alive!”

“No!” Tiger roared, “You must tie me up now!”

“Very well,” Rabbit sighed. “I will tie you up now.”

And so he tied Tiger to a tree on the edge of the field. He tied the rope tight, but Tiger kept shouting, “Tighter, tighter! I don’t want to be blown off of the earth!”

When he was done, Rabbit stepped back and called for the other animals to come out of the forest.

“Look here,” he said out loud. “Look here at the one who tried to keep all of the juicy pears to himself instead of sharing them. Well, food was put on the earth for all to enjoy. Nobody has the right to be selfish with what is meant for everyone.”


And then all of the animals sat in the shade of the big pear tree and happily feasted on the delicious fruit… together.

Friday 12 December 2014

Quran H.W

AA
can you please help your child to practice Surah Abasa
Ayah 8 to 17

JAK

Abraar 6th Annual Quran Competition 2014-2015

Assalaamu Alaykum                                                                                                         
Dear Parents/Guardians
·         It is with great pleasure to inform you of our 6th annual Quran CompetitionThe first round will be held inFebruary 2015 Inshallah. (The final round will be first week of  April 2015).
·         The Competition is optional and is open to all Abraar students. It will be divided into the following Grade- Surahgroups:

JK
Al Fateha, Annass, Al Falaq,and Al Ikhlas. (4Suras)
SK
Al Fateha, Annass, Al Falaq, Al Ikhlas, Al Masad, Annasr, Al Kawther, Al Asr,  Al Feel and Quraish. (10 Suras)
1
Al Asr, Al Feel, Quraish, Al Kaferoon, Al Maoon, Al Homaza, Attakathor, Al Qareah, Al Adiat and Al Qadr. (10 Suras)
2
Al Zalzala, Atteen, Al Qadr, Al Alaq, Ashareh, Adduha, Allail, Ashams, Al Balad and Al Fajr. (10 Suras)
3
Al Gashia, Al Alla, Al Bayyana, Attariq, Al Borooj,AlInshiqaaq , and Al Mutafifeen . (7Suras)
4
Al Mutafifeen, Al Infitar, Atakweer, Abasa, Annaziaat, Annaba Al Mursalat, and Al Insan. (8 Suras)
5
 Al Insan, Al Qiama, Al Mudather, Al Mozzamel , Al Jinn and Nooh (6 Suras)
6
 Al Jinn, Nooh, Al Maarej, Al Haaqa Al Qalam and Al Mulk  . (6 Suras)
7
Al Qalam, Al Mulk, Attahreem, Attalaq, Al Monafiqoon and Attagabon. (6 Suras)
8
Al Hasher, Al Momtahena, Assaf, Al Jumoaah, Al Monafiqoon and Al Tagaboon. (6 Suras)
9
Surat Almujadalah and Surat Yaseen.
  • Registration: All entries must be registered with your Quran teacher in January. This email only to inform you with the competition requirement so you can practice during the winter break.
  • Judging Criteria: Students will be judged based on memorization, rules of recitation (Tajweed), voice quality, and voice clarity.
  • Prizes: First and Second places in each age group will receive valuable prizes Inshallah.
  • More details and information will follow and for any questions please contact Tr. Hadia on Abraar’s phone or athkatbi@abraarschool.com

Thursday 11 December 2014

Quran Update; Tr. Ibtissam

AA parents,

This is a partial translation of Surat At-Takwir:


The sun

Ashshamusu
      الشَّمْسُ


The stars


Annujoomu


النُّجُومُ

The mountains

Aljibalu

الْجِبَالُ


Camels


Alaasharu

الْعِشَارُ


The wild beast

Alwuhooshu

          الْوُحُوشُ

       The seas

                 Albiharu


           الْبِحَارُ

The souls

Annufoosu

          النُّفُوسُ

      Asked

Suilat

سُئِلَتْ

Sin

Thanbin

               ذَنبٍ

The sky

Assamao

السَّمَاءُ

Hillfire

     Aljaheemu

الْجَحِيمُ

Wednesday 10 December 2014

Language Update - Tr. Fatima

AA Parents,

We have completed reading Homework Hassles, and the students have successfully written a summary for each chapter.

Our class is beginning a language unit called Fables. In this unit, students explore the characteristics of fables ans the skill of retelling, which helps them to better understand what they have read. The lesson or "moral" that each each of these fables inspires students to think about themselves and others.

As students read a variety of short fables and view illustrations, they learn


  • an understanding of the characteristics of narrative text pattern for fables
  • the writing of combining sentences
  • the reading strategy of retelling
  • the media strategy of expressing opinions about illustrations 
  • the speaking strategy of using tone and volume
  • word study skills including synonyms, types of sentences, present-and past tense verbs, adjectives,comparative and superlative adjectives, the "ow" sound, word endings vowel controlled by "r," may or can, homophones, and using the dictionary.


Here are some ways you can support your child's learning during this unit:


  • Read a variety of fables with you child and discuss what the moral of the fables means and who you might like to share it with. 
  • Retell a favourite fables of yours from your childhood and ask you child to retell one of his or her favourite from this unit to you
  • Make up fables with your child. Ask your child to decide who the characters will be (usually animals) and who will be the foolish or the clever, what problem the characters face, what happens in the story, and the moral that your fable will teach.
  • take your child to the library or other places to hear readings or storytellers. Talk about what makes it enjoyable to listen to a storyteller. 
JAK 




Tr. FATIMA 

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Math/Science Update

AA dear parents,

Math
We will be starting a new unit in sha'Allah: Adding and Subtracting with Greater Numbers.
The goals of this unit are:

  • estimate sums and differences
  • add and subtract 2-digit and 3-digit numbers
  • explain how to solve addition and subtraction problems
  • add and subtract with money\
You can also watch the following video: http://homeworkzone.tvokids.com/videos/addition3digitnumbers


Science
We have covered the definitions of Structures, strong structure, Stability, buildings. We have also talked about the parts of a building. Students did a free activity, they chose a structure and built it using simple materials. They were asked to think of ways to make their structures stronger and stabler. We have also watched the following videos:


http://homeworkzone.tvokids.com/videos/whatmakesstructurestable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atS57n7_8Yk

JAK

Monday 8 December 2014

News from the French Class


Assalamu Alaikum Dear Parents
Time is just flying by and winter break is already at the door.
So far we are working on our daily vocabulary related to weather and winter clothing, using it in sentences, questions and answers. Al Hamdulillah, students can describe winter outfit for outside.
We are still working on our first story “Les Trois Petits Cochons”. We finished the second  reading comprehension activity related to the story “Les mots en ordre”.
Update:
·         Tuesday,   December 9, we are having the 2st French test: spelling , les mots en ordre and vocabulary.
·         The spelling list for Tuesday is:
1.       Je joue
2.       Il marche
3.       Elle court vite.
4.       Tu mange une pomme.
5.       Il lit l’histoire.
·         The vocabulary comprehension section is related to the daily vocabulary we drill in class and students  are familiar with this activity. Les mots en ordre are related to the story. We did the same activity in class and corrected each sentence.
Jazakum Allah Kheiran for your cooperation and your support.

Dr Amina Ould-brahim,
French teacher
Science coordinator

Saturday 6 December 2014

Math test

AA dear parents,

Your kid took home the end of chapter review in his/her math duo-tang. Please make sure that he/she brings it back to class.
We'll  have a math test next Thursday in sha'Allah. The test covers the whole chapter: adding and subtracting two-digit numbers.

Have a restful weekend in sha'Allah

Friday 5 December 2014

Quran Update

AA,
Please practice with you child Surah Abasa from Ayah 1 to 7
JAK

Thursday 4 December 2014

Please sign tests

AA dear parents,

Students took their math, science, and Islamic. St tests and quizzes home. Can you please sign them. Students are asked to bring the tests back to class.

PS: Your kid will have a Salah Log to be filled in during the week starting from tomorrow; Friday 12/5/2014 in sha'Allah. Kindly sign your kid's log at the end of the week and send it back next Thursday in sha'Allah. After 3 weeks students who prayed and signed their logs will be given a certificate.
Jazakom Allah khairan

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Book Fair

AA dear parents,
We are going to the book fair on Friday in shaa'Allah. Students took the flyers yesterday.

JAK

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Islamic St update

AA dear parents,

We've been reading and talking about Salah, and Khushoo'. Students are going home with their Islamic Studies binders to review the last booklet Al-Salah. Tomorrow in sha'Allah, they'll have a short pop quiz about it.

JAK

Math H.W due this Thursday

AA dear parents,

Math H.W due this Thursday, December 4th, 2014: Workbook p 30, 31, and 32.

JAK

Monday 1 December 2014

Language Task DUE THIS WEDESNDAY

AA Parents,

Please help your child go online or look in a newspaper to find an article about a Sports Event! It could be about any sport that has been reported about. Please print it out - or cut it out and bring it in for this WEDNESDAY.

You can Google "sports news" and choose to print something from there.

Thank you!

Social Studies Update

AA Parents !

In grade 3 we are reviewing mapping skills, by learning to recognize provinces and territories of Canada, and their capitals. Grade 3 will be working on a unit called Living and Working in Ontario. Students will be making comparisons to their own lives. Assessment will be based on a variety of tools including, collaborative group work, quizzes, projects, participation, and completion of
assigned tasks within designated time frames.

JAK